Xalocoa is a single-species fungal genus in the family Graphidaceae. It contains the single species Xalocoa ocellata, a lichen. This bark-dwelling species forms thin grey-white crusts with unusually large, eye-like spots that can reach up to 4 millimetres across. It has a nearly worldwide distribution in areas with Mediterranean-type climates and was first scientifically described in 1831 based on specimens collected from France.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Xalocoa ocellata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lecanora rupicola
- Diploschistes scruposus
- Diploschistes actinostomus
- Pertusaria californica
- Diploschistes diacapsis
- Ochrolechia parella
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Ostropales
- Family
- Graphidaceae
- Genus
- Xalocoa
- Species
- Xalocoa ocellata
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